ESCONDIDO: City will host 'green' festival Saturday

ESCONDIDO -- Preserving the environment will be the focus of
Green Scene, a free festival from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday in Grape Day
Park.

The event will feature live entertainment, art made of recycled
materials, a demonstration of solar cooking, vehicles that run on
alternative fuel and an opportunity to recycle old cell phones,
batteries, small appliances and computers.

Sponsors will also be giving away earth-friendly household goods
and recreational equipment. Local groups focused on preserving
wildlife and animal habitats will also have booths.

A bike ride will precede the event, starting at noon in
Mayflower Dog Park and following the city's flood control channel
to Grape Day Park, 321 N. Broadway.

For more on Green Scene, call 760-743-8207. For more on the bike
race, call 760-532-1333.